Monday, 10 February 2020

Research on taxidermy

This video shows how the taxidermed animals looks like, and it gives me an idea of the how taxidermists repair the dead animals


The process of taxidermy (a bunny)
The process of taxidermy (a squirrel)


From these videos, I have a clue of how to do taxidermy
1.Freeze the animal until you're ready to prepare it. You'll want to remove the skin as soon as is possible, but it's important to keep the animal from spoiling before you commit to preserving it and caring for the skin. To be safe, freeze the animal so you can acquire the necessary materials for performing basic taxidermy in the meantime:
  • Sharp knife
  • Sewing needle
  • Thread
  • Stuffing or plaster cast of animal
  • Borax, alcohol, or your preferred preserving agent
2.Prepare the form.


























3.Remove the skin.( skinning the head first, and then the rest)
4.Preservation (lay the skin out, make sure that excess meat is scraped off. Sprinkle the borax/cornstarch/salt mixture inside body (in mouth if you want the tongue still) to ensure absorbency and disinfect the inside and out of body. Let sit for at minimum 72 hours with mixture in a place that does not get moisture , “pets” or children can’t reach. KEEP flesh side up. After it is dry, make the feathers look pretty, fluff them up if you want.)
5.Fixing mistakes
Before stuffing the bird sew any holes closed. Make an amateur with the cotton balls, mashing together cotton balls to get the basic shape of the bird. Size and shape differs depending on bird type but make sure neck is stuffed slim
6. Wiring




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